ALEX YERMOLINSKY WILL GIVE A FREE TALK ABOUT HIS VICTORY IN CALI THIS EVENING
(WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22) FROM 5:15-6:15 PM AT THE MI.

1) Yermo wins in Cali

VENI, VIDI, VICI !!!

MI GM-in-Residence Alex Yermolinsky won the American Continental Championship
held August 10-20, in Cali, Colombia. Seeded number nine, Alex was always
among the leaders. His result qualifies him for the FIDE World Championship
to be held later this year.

American GMs did particularly well in this event as Alexander Goldin, Boris
Gulko and Alexander Ivanov also qualified.

2) deGuzman, Chumachenko and Morkunaite win Pafnutieff

Filipino IM Ricardo deGuzman split top honor in the Vladimir Pafnutieff
Memorial held August 19 with SM Andrey Chumachenko of Sacramento and Egle
Morkunaite of Lithuania. The three players, who scored of 4 1/2 from 5, each
won $130 in the one day G/45 event. This was the second success for
Morkunaite, one of Lithuania's top young women players, at the MI. She also
just won a FIDE rating tournament going away. More details on this event in
the next Newsletter.

The Pafnutieff, held to honor the memory of the late San Francisco Master who
was one of the Bay Area's top players for several decades, attracted a very
positive turnout of 47 players including six masters. There were several
family combinations including Ilya Pereplitsky and his two nephews, Edward
and Phillip (both teammates of Vinay Bhat at Lynbrook High School in San
Jose), as well as Mariusz Krubnik and his daughters Ewelina and Emilia.

3) Vinay ties for third in First Saturday

Falconer Award winner Vinay Bhat turned in an excellent performance in tying
for third in the recently concluded August First Saturday GM Round Robin held
in Budapest. VInay scored 7 1/2 from 14 in the Category 7 (2413) event for a
performance of 2470. The event was won by IM Zoltan Medvegy of Hungary with
10 points (GM norm). IM Dennis Breder of Germany was second at 9 1/2.

4) Bay Area Masters

IM Guillermo Rey is offering something new for Bay Area Masters next month.
If you are rated over 2200 and want to face strong opposition without having
to take time off work check out his event being held September 28-30 and
October 5-7. This event should be just the right start for an active fall
schedule that includes the Western States Open in Reno and the American Open
(US Championship Qualifier) in Los Angeles in November.

5) The Under 2000 Tournament

Rico Adkins is running a tournament in late September in an area where few
events have been held recently. The location, near the intersection of
Interstate 80 and State Highway 4 should make for a very easy drive for
players from many parts of Alameda, Contra Costa, Solano and Napa counties.
Good luck Rico!

The Under 2000 Tournament on Sat. Sept. 29th and 30th for players under 2000.
$300-200-100, best B, C, D, $100 35/90 SD/1 based on 40 paid entries, 1
section (Limited to 50 players). 5 round Swiss tournament at the Mechanics
Bank Office in the North Shore Business Park at San Pablo Ave. in Hercules,
CA at the HWY 4 and HWY 80 connector. Take John Muir parkway from San Pablo
into the business Park and make a right turn (The only turn) . Go up hill to
725 Alfred Nobel, The Mechanics Bank. Reg. ends Sat. at 9:00 am Sept. 29th
rounds:Sat. 10:00am, 2:00 pm, 6:00 pm, Sun. 10:00 am 2:00 pm. Pre-entries:
$35.00 to be sent by 09/22/01 to: Rico B. Adkins, 15684 Crestwood Dr.# 137,
San Pablo, CA 94806. Include your USCF I.D.# and current rating with entry.
$40. at site/ No checks at site. Must be a USCF member to participate. If
not, renewal available at tournament registration. Questions call (510) 262-
9061.

September 28-30 and October 5-7
Bay Area Masters (6 rounds, open to all over 2200, USCF + FIDE rated,
$1000-$500-$200 based on 22 paid entries) For more information contact IM
Guillermo Rey (650) 355-0305 or reyg@ix.netcom.com. Full details at
www.milibrary.org